A 59-year-old man suspected of burglary was arrested Wednesday and admitted to the crimes, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said. Charles Roy Dickey, whose address is listed as homeless, was jailed on three felony charges, including burglary, possession of stolen property and a failure to appear warrant issued in March out of Clark County District Court.
According to the arrest report, officers patrolling the area spotted the man walking in the 3000 block of Highway 50 East. Officers had known he was burglary suspect and had been actively searching for him. Dispatch informed officers Dickey had a felony warrant for failure to appear out of Clark County. He was arrested on the warrant and taken to the Carson City Jail and was read his Miranda rights. Dickey agreed to answer the questions and admitted to burglary and possession of stolen property, a lawn mower and other items, stolen from a storage unit. Bail: $50,274.
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According to the arrest report, officers were informed July 1 the man was a suspect in a reported child molestation, though charges have not been filed and the case remains under investigation.
The man, a convicted felon, had not informed the Carson City Sheriff's Office of his change of address as required by law, therefore there was probable cause to arrest him on a misdemeanor charge, the arrest report states.
On Wednesday, officers learned the man had been inside a casino and then left. He was spotted by a deputy in the 1600 block of Brown Street. The man saw the deputy and took off running, the arrest report states. Several officers were called to look for the man. Witnesses told officers that a man fitting the description was in an apartment on Brown Street.
Officers contacted the resident of an apartment who gave consent to search for the man, where it was learned through the use of a poll camera that he had been in the attic, moving in the ceiling from one apartment to another.
He was located and ordered out of the attic and arrested at 5:23 p.m. on the following misdemeanor charges: Being an ex-felon failing to register a change of address, obstructing officers and violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $1,654.
— A 41-year-old Carson City man was booked Wednesday into Carson City Jail on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued March 24, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $246.
— A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday, 8:23 p.m. in the 1800 block of Fall Street on a charge of violation of a restraining order. The woman allegedly yelled at and threw a box at a neighbor with who had gotten the restraining order. Bail: $1,132.
Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.